A $14 million project to improve infrastructure along the Dauphin Street corridor near the Interstate 65 intersection will soon begin.
The long-planned improvements and traffic safety enhancements will help reduce congestion on Dauphin Street, between Rimes Road and Sage Avenue.
City officials said the section of roadway is of of the city's busiest commercial and residential corridors. They hope the improvements will reduce traffic collisions and improve access to Spring Hill Medical Center for first responders.
New fiber-connected, coordinated traffic signals will be installed and median modifications will provide controlled turning movements. The roadway will be resurfaced, new gutters will be installed and street lighting will be upgraded.
The projected cost of the project includes construction, design, engineering and right-of-way acquisitions.
Construction is expected to begin soon and will take an estimated two years to complete.
“Some nighttime work and temporary lane closures are anticipated; however, traffic will be able to flow through the area during the entirety of the project,” the City stated in a press release.
Federal transportation dollars, City of Mobile funds and Mobile County’s Pay-As-You-Go program money will be used for the improvements.
More information will be made public at a community meeting on January 20. The meeting at Fellowship Hall of Dauphin Way Baptist Church will begin at 6 p.m.
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